Max Zorn mention in published fiction book: “Lost” by James Patterson

Citation: Patterson, J. (2019). Lost. United Kingdom: Random House.

 ISBN:9781473563124, 1473563127

Page count: 368

Published: 26.12.2019

Publisher: Random House

Language: English

Author: James Patterson and James O. Born

 

Precise link: https://www.google.nl/books/edition/Lost/ms-ODwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Usually+when+he+puts+those+up,+people+steal+them+quickly.+The+artist+is+Max+Zorn.+He+makes+these+incredible+images+using+nothing+but+packing+tape+and+a+razor.%22&pg=PA24-IA2&printsec=frontcover

Context: In this scene set in Amsterdam, Detective Tom Moon notices a tape-art portrait on a streetlamp, and his companion Marie explains the origin to him.

Original Quote: Page 24

I noticed something on the glass of a decorative street lamp. I stopped to look closer at the image of a man with a guitar. It was remarkably detailed and lifelike.

Marie chuckled and said, “This is a rare treat. Usually when he puts those up, people steal them quickly. The artist is Max Zorn. He makes these incredible images using nothing but packing tape and a razor.”

I studied the figure illuminated by the lamp. It was extraordinary. I murmured, “‘The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.’”

She said, “Excuse me?”

I turned to her. “Picasso said that.”

She smiled. “You are not at all what I expected of an American police officer.”